Process Safety Expert

The businesses of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany•The Woodlands, TX

About The Position

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us. This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US. The Regional or Site Process Safety Expert will support one or more sites with day-to-day Process safety program implementation and will report to the site/region operations. They will participate on the Life Science Process Safety Center of Excellence a subset of the LS Global EHS team responsible for the business level implementation of process safety corporate governance programs. As the Process Safety Resource, you will be responsible for implementing process safety programs at your assigned site(s) based on regulation and corporate governance direction. Key tasks include:

Requirements

2+ years experience implementing process safety programs
Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering or other Engineering discipline.
Wear PPE including but not limited to head, eye, hand, body and foot protection for 8hr shift
Safely work in an electrically classified area due to possible presence of flammable vapors or combustible dust.

Nice To Haves

Experience facilitating process hazard analyses
Travel between assigned sites as needed

Responsibilities

Develop compliance programs and site OPs for implementing process safety requirement
Maintain and track a list of process safety–related actions.
Prepare process safety deliverables for CapEx projects in line with corporate program requirements, including HAZOP-based Process Hazard Reviews and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR).
Facilitate Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs).
Conduct or coordinate consequence modeling studies.
Provide technical expertise in risk assessment, chemical reactivity, fire protection systems, and mechanical integrity.
Liaise with the LS Process Safety Center of Excellence (CoE) and participate in CoE meetings.
Contribute to LS Business Process Safety program development, including standards and tools.
Attend and lead process safety trainings and site initiatives developed by the CoE.
Limites travel to support other sites - Round Rock (near Austin), Temecula,CA, Carlsbad, CA, Lenexa, KS, The Woodlands,TX.